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April 22, 2009 - India : Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, announces comprehensive protection against Internet threats for Windows 7 Beta users with Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows 7.Kaspersky Lab released its technical antivirus prototype providing greater efficiency and complex antivirus protection at the beginning of January 2009 together with launch of beta test version of Microsoft Windows 7 operating system (http://www.kaspersky.com/news?id=207575725).
“By working with Microsoft, we are confident that Kaspersky Lab will provide Windows 7 users with a security option that is easy-to-manage, and helps protect their valuable data without slowing them down,” said Alexey Kalgin, Director, Product Marketing, Corporate Business Division, Kaspersky Lab. “Our technical prototype was installed by more than 300,000 people over two and a half months. Thanks to collaboration with Microsoft, we have received an exceptional amount of valuable feedback from testers that will enable us to ensure that our products are fully compatible with Windows 7 upon final release.”
“We are pleased to work with Kaspersky Lab as they develop and test their suite of offerings for Windows 7,” said Michael Angiulo, General Manager of Windows Planning and PC Ecosystem at Microsoft Corp. “Our mutual end goal is to deliver to customers increased productivity, manageability and mobility for highly secure, reliable data access.”
Based on the recent beta evaluations, Kaspersky Lab has received positive feedback regarding the speed, reliability and stability of Windows 7 protection. Kaspersky Lab’s suite of security offerings will be available to Windows 7 users immediately following the launch of the new operating system. Through its collaboration with Microsoft, Kaspersky Lab is committed to providing premium Internet threat protection to users of Windows 7, the new generation of the world’s most popular PC operating system.
About Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Lab delivers the world’s most immediate protection against IT security threats, including viruses, spyware, crimeware, hackers, phishing, and spam. Kaspersky Lab products provide superior detection rates and the industry’s fastest outbreak response time for home users, SMBs, large enterprises and the mobile computing environment. Kaspersky® technology is used worldwide inside the products and services of the industry’s leading IT security solution providers. Learn more at www.kaspersky.com. For the latest on antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam and other IT security issues and trends, visit www.viruslist.com.
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